Science and Health

How to Help the Refugees in Syria How to Help the Refugees in Syria

With the imminent threat of a US military intervention seemingly receding, the world's focus should be on aiding the increasingly desperate Syrian population.

Sep 12, 2013 / Peter Rothberg

AFL-CIO Convention Closes With Obamacare Critique and Call for ‘Bipartisan Political Action’

AFL-CIO Convention Closes With Obamacare Critique and Call for ‘Bipartisan Political Action’ AFL-CIO Convention Closes With Obamacare Critique and Call for ‘Bipartisan Political Action’

Union presidents challenged the Obama administration to fix Affordable Care Act issues which they warned could devastate their health plans.

Sep 12, 2013 / Josh Eidelson

The Worst Addiction of Them All

The Worst Addiction of Them All The Worst Addiction of Them All

An excerpt from the new eBook Vonnegut by the Dozen: Twelve Pieces by Kurt Vonnegut.

Aug 19, 2013 / Feature / Kurt Vonnegut

NYC’s Disappearing Neighborhood Hospitals

NYC’s Disappearing Neighborhood Hospitals NYC’s Disappearing Neighborhood Hospitals

Since 2000, nineteen hospitals have closed across New York City and protesters are now fighting to stop the twentieth closure.

Aug 19, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny

Frigid and Sweltering: The New Climate Normal

Frigid and Sweltering: The New Climate Normal Frigid and Sweltering: The New Climate Normal

A new report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says weather around the world is becoming more extreme.

Aug 8, 2013 / Madeline Ostrander

Katrina vanden Heuvel: House Republicans Are ‘Governing by Sabotage’

Katrina vanden Heuvel: House Republicans Are ‘Governing by Sabotage’ Katrina vanden Heuvel: House Republicans Are ‘Governing by Sabotage’

Nation editor-in-chief Katrina vanden Heuvel spoke on MSNBC’s NOW with Alex Wagner about the Republican Party’s “suicidal course” and argued that the GOP is...

Aug 7, 2013 / Press Room

GMOs to the Rescue?

GMOs to the Rescue? GMOs to the Rescue?

A flurry of recent news claims GMOs can save agriculture and raises some concerns.

Aug 2, 2013 / Madeline Ostrander

When Cops Criminalize the Disabled

When Cops Criminalize the Disabled When Cops Criminalize the Disabled

Ethan Saylor died because police responded with rapid and unnecessary force to his disability. I worry, not only for my son with Down Syndrome, but for all others who face similar ...

Aug 1, 2013 / David M. Perry

A Blueprint for the GOP’s Attempt to Sabotage Obamacare

A Blueprint for the GOP’s Attempt to Sabotage Obamacare A Blueprint for the GOP’s Attempt to Sabotage Obamacare

Republican efforts to undermine the Affordable Care Act go well beyond political opposition, from spreading lies to threatening a government shutdown. 

Jul 25, 2013 / Zoƫ Carpenter

Jenny McCarthy’s Vaccination Fear-Mongering and the Cult of False Equivalence

Jenny McCarthy’s Vaccination Fear-Mongering and the Cult of False Equivalence Jenny McCarthy’s Vaccination Fear-Mongering and the Cult of False Equivalence

By giving science deniers a public forum, media outlets implicitly condone their claims as legitimate.

Jul 22, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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